Washboard.



' PATENTBD APR. 21, 1908.

H. J. GILBERT.

WASHBOARD.

AP'PLIOATION FILED Mum, 1905.

UNITED SA'IES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. GILBERT, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL WASHBOARD COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

WASHBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Application filed Way 12, 1905. Serial No. 260,143.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I, HENRY J. GILBERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and use- .ful Improvements in Washboards; and I do adapted to be readily cleaned.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a wash board with the soap holder attached. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation taken on the line rr-:L' of Fig. 1.

The soap holder is preferably applied to a washboard having an inclined back (1) of sheet metal curved forward at its bottom as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that drip from the soap bar (2) is delivered down the rubbing surface (3). Between the side rails (-1) (4) is mounted a tilting plate (5), referably formed of a single sheet of metal raving its outer longitudinal edge relied to form a cylin- I drical head (5), the ends of which are pivoted in the side rails (4) (4) so the plate (5) may swin outwardly to the position indicated by dbtted lines. When the plate is in lace its end (5*) rests upon the curved ack (1) of the wash board. To properly drain the soap bar, the free edge (5") of the plate 18 serrated as shown in Fig. 1.

When the plate is tilted outwardly, the back (1) and plate may readily be cleaned.

The serrated pivoted plate not only drains the soap thoroughly, but prevents small thin pieces of soap from slipping through. It is simple in construction and requires but little material and labor.

The back or brand board is curved rearwardly, its lower edge, however, lying in a plane with and adjacent to the upper end of the rubbing surface (3) of the board, so that the drainings or drippings of soap from the soap holder will fall on the back and be led directly onto the rubbing surface. The plate (5) is of such width and its inner edge approaches the back of the wash board so closely as to prevent a thin piece of soap from slipping down between the plate and the back.

(but I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows,'

1. The combination with a wash-board, of a soap holder comprising a plate pivoted at the ends of the outer longitudinal edge to the board, its free inner longitudinal edge lying adjacent the back of the board.

2. The combination with the back and side rails of a wash board, of a soap-supporti ng rack formed of a plate provided along its outer edge with a roll or bead, and pivoted at the extremity of said head to the side rails and having its free inner edge arranged to contact with said back.

3. The combination with the back and side rails of a wash board, of a single rotatable plate, the ends of the outer longitudinal edge of which are pivoted to the side rails in front of the back and spaced a distance from the back of the wash board approximately equal to the width of the plate, the plate capable only of movement upward from its normal approximately horizontal position.

4. The combination in a wash board, of a rubbing surface, side bars, a back leading to the rubbing surface, a single plate, the outer longitudinal edge of which is ivoted at its ends to the side bars in front 0 the back, the body of the plate normally extending toward the back, the free inner longitudinal edge of the plate being serrated and engaging the back for support, the plate capable of rotation about its pivots to leave a space be- HENRY J. GILBERT. Witnesses:

ARNOLD BOU'IELL, M. B. h'iCTJELLAN. 

